Exeter Airport Opened 1938

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Exeter, Devon.

Pan across a large crowd of people listening to a speech by Air Minister Sir Kingsley Wood at the opening of the new Exeter Airport. M/S of Sir Kingsley talking before a microphone. We then see people wandering about the...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
20541
Sort Number:
38/062
Time in/Out:
01:19:33:00 / 01:20:10:00
Canister:
38/62
Film ID:
1037.16
Issue Date:
04/08/1938

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